getting sick after dental work

[Tobi]

Originally Posted by StephenK

A cool new addition to dentistry is something that's been around for over 100 years. That's the addition of ozone to the mix. It sterilizes without using chemicals and is friendly to our bodies aerobic composition. Here's a video where a dentist explains how critical this is to his own practice. It actually frightens him now to go a day without it's use with his patients.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYRaLDh2kM8

Ozone is simply an oxygen molecule on steroids (O3).... very caustic to anaerobic unfriendly bacteria, (which don't posses the enzymes to protect themselves from oxidation)... while our own body cells and friendly aerobic bacteria are complimentary with this exposure....

Ozone therapy, in general, is proving to be an amazing application for so much of what ails us! It's being widely used in Europe and is only just now gaining some traction in the US. It was just recently assigned it's own insurance code and is gaining legal ground in some states:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ozone_therapy&oldid=453926959

In the USA, recently passed Alternative Therapy Legislation has made ozone therapy an option for patients in some states. In Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, and Washington, physicians can legally use ozone treatments in their practice without fear of prosecution.

Wow! I did not know about all this! It's really interesting, thanks Stephen!

Originally Posted by Tobi

Wow! I did not know about all this! It's really interesting, thanks Stephen!

You are certainly welcome Tobi! I didn't know a thing about all this until fairly recently and am now totally infatuated with the implications. I'm now several books and numerous PDF's on the subject, trying to catchup on what's going on in that field and plan on digging much deeper yet. The online book that I have in my sig is a good place to start, I'll post the pdf version here: http://www.taksuhealinghaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/The-Story-of-Ozone.pdf

Of course this is a most diverse subject needing a thread of it's own, though it's growing use in dentistry makes it relevant... :^)

[Berry]

Originally Posted by Dragonfly1

around 25ish years ago, i had major dental work done, lots of fillings some deep with amalgam fillings to most, and id had a lot of anaesthetic. When i had it done, i was quite slim and super fit, i went to the gym regularly, did weights aerobics, swam a lot, road my bike everywhere......after the fillings were done, i started to feel unwell, i became sensitive to smells, perfumes nearly killed me......i began to get really tired all the time, and i could no longer sustain my activity levels which were quite normal for me....i began to gain weight even though i wasn't eating more. I went to the doctor, and she said i was having a thyroid issue....so she put me on thyroid medication, which made me feel worse.....i went to specialist, who said that for some reason my pituatry was malfunctioning but didnt know why, and did tests.....nothing concrete could be found......i was taken off the thyroid medication, but by this time id gained 60kgs!!...just OMG!...i got really depressed and didn't know what to do......ever since i had the amalgam fillings, ive suffered ill health in one form or another......i still carry the extra weight, although since menopause ive been able to lose some of it........ive just had recent dental work which removed most of the amalgam fillings, but i have two left.
The second last filling that i had in november brought on a massive migraine that had to be treated by the doctor.....the nerves in my jaw are still sensitive to the dental work today.......so to me, going to the dentist can be quite detrimental to one's health.....unless of course it is just a coincidence that all those things happened after dentistry.....

Dragonfly, I'm so sorry dental work did so much damage on your body. I have 1 or 2 metal fillings left to remove. My dentist is a firm believer that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. I was originally going to have them all removed. Now, only if it's necessary.

[Berry]

Originally Posted by blackraven

Berry - Interesting topic. As much as I stay on top of my dental cleanings (at least twice a year), I always get run down and develop either a cold or sore throat after dental work. I'm convinced that no dental equipment can be completely sterile and without viral germs sitting on them. I even take pre-medication antibiotics each time I get my teeth cleaned too. I have considered the possibility that the antibiotics destroy my ability to fight infections at the dentist office and that's why I double up on my probiotics intake at that time. Still, when I sit getting my teeth cleaned I just can't help seeing all the people that got their mouth's cleaned in that chair before me. I just know I always feel ill after every dental cleaning.

Blackraven

I think with the dental cleanings, they poke and prod, and inevitably, break the gum. Cuts will allow germs to enter the body/bloodstream and thus, we can get sick easily.

[Berry]

Originally Posted by Tobi

You know, I'm wondering if this could be the Dentist's office itself as the root cause. Just think of the door handles (touched by many people a day) the magazines and newspapers....the chair arm-rests...etc.
Same goes for Doctors' places....steer well clear if you don't want to pick up a cold. Or alternatively don't touch eyes nose or mouth or eat etc without washing hands first?

It can be. Frequent handwashing is a given. But in close quarters such as a dentist's office or medical offices/hospitals, grocery stores, public transportation, it is easy to pick up germs, especially germy droplets in the air.

[Arcturus]

pretty much all dental work is a risky undertaking and doing some research could save you alot of future problems. health problems caused by dentistry can be permanent (in that they're difficult to treat-not impossible).

"it'sall in your head" - hal huggins--the link between mercury fillings and ill health...is a must read. VERY important to have them removed in a specific way by a dentist who is aware of the mercury issue. for instance a rubber dam is used, they're removed according to their ammeter reading plus other very important safety measures to reduce exposure). this bit can't be understated--do not cut corners, do your research.

avoid ALL metal in the mouth including metal crowns, which have been shown to cause chronic longterm pain that can abate immediately following removal. also do not think that having only one or 2 fillings is ok...firstly one filling can be leaking 20 times what it's neighbour is and so one filling can be equivalent of having many.

did you know that the brains operating current is measured in millionths of an amp, yet the current emitted from a filling, would measure in micro-amps...that's a thousandfold increase!

find an wholistic dentist and pay extra, it's worth it. even so some "biological" dentists are not fully up on all the procedures. most countries have mercury free associations with a list of dentists that can be contacted. homeopsathic dentists are usually pretty clued up as well.

since i got ill in 98 following dental work, things have changed a great deal. at first there was great resistance, everywhere, to the mercury issue. nowadays, probably with the help of the net, it has become much better understood. i even hear of regular dentists avoiding putting mercury in ill patients. still somewhere to go as they can't admit overnight that they were wrong, imagine the compensation claims...instead they're using angles like "mercury is causing graveyards to be toxic dumps" etc, so should be stopped.

in the meantime, folk can take charge of their dental work, by educating themselves and giving themselves and their children metal free dental work.

mercury free in the uk http://www.selfhealth.co.uk/mercury_...WEST%20ENGLAND

amercia, phillipines, brazil etc http://mercuryfreedentists.com/

although mercury isn't the only issues you need to clue up on with dentistry, the dentists who take it seriously are generally more aware of the other problems other dental work can cause too. even "well" folk report increased health following correction of their dental work. an interesting study done by a professor of psychology, showed that people's thought processes underwent a significant change following removal of mercury---put simply, with metal in your mouth, your mind and thoughts are not your own. suicidal thoughts, for instance, without the intent to carry out, commonly subside following removal. i don't think people have any idea just how profoundly their lives are changed by dental work, and i really don't think i'm overstating it. the proverbial stone in your shoe you can't remove. i always knew that my mental state did not represent who i was inside, and now i know why. i might not be recovered yet, nearly did a couple of times, but i still had many issues evaporate following mercury removal...plus my son, nephew and nieces will never have them.

Originally Posted by vecta3

in the meantime, folk can take charge of their dental work, by educating themselves and giving themselves and their children metal free dental work.
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Excellent post Vecta!

Here's a cool page that helps explain the problem as well and details some of the latest advances that dentists can now use!

Why Many Dentists No Longer Place Mercury Fillings
http://www.jameshardingdds.com/content/why-many-dentists-no-longer-place-mercury-fillings

Some interesting info on Mercury and toxicity....


What You Need to Know About the Different Forms of Mercury, the Next Generation of Mercury Testing, and How to Detox Safely
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/01/06/dr-shade-on-mercury-exposure.aspx?e_cid=20130106_SNL_Art_1

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[Sapphirez]

so I have a few fillings, I hadn't seen a dentist in over a decade (financial issues) and finally got to see one less than 2 years ago. it was pretty much an emergency, besides having more teeth pulled, I had some bad cavities which required drillings and fillings. I was really lucky to be seen by this place, and I did raise my concerns to the dentist and brought in an article, but even if I didn't buy his reassurance I didn't have much of a choice. So, I think I have 3-5 amalgam fillings in now..

there is no way that I can see a magical naturopath dentist any time soon, so what the heck am I supposed to do? and if I am able to afford it some day, I'm afraid that my teeth are too weak and there was too much drilled some may just fall apart from the process of removal!

well I guess, I am screwed, at least for now but maybe indefinitely..
so, I ask, is the detoxifying tidbit about hope for those with current fillings, or only promising advice for those that got their fillings removed and are trying to clear our their systems from the aftermath?

I heard cilantro was good for cleansing mercury


I need to do a cleanse/detox/fast.. do you happen to be knowledgeable about that Stephen?